Birds I View
A monthly article that I write for the Northeastern Avalon Times
March 2023 - Participating in an international seabird conference
February 2023 - Teaching is a challenging and rewarding responsibility
January 2023 - Light pollution
December 2022 - Wind energy is not all green
October 2022 - Funk Island: It could be heaven or it could be hell
August 2021- The parental behavior of murres
July 2021 - Young birds are on the wing
June 2021 - This land is not our land
May 2021 - Re-envisioning the seal hunt
April 2021 - The capelin fishery
March 2021 - Rural desecration
Feburary 2021 - The planned deconstruction of a rural community
Janurary 2021 - Marsh nesting gulls
December 2020 - So this is Christmas
November 2020 - Fast-tracking oil exploration on the Grand Banks
October 2020 - Problem with protected areas
September 2020 - Destruction by the capelin fishery outweighs the benefit
August 2020 - Another Funk Island adventure
July 2020 - Parallel stories of two mountains
June 2020 - A protected areas plan for Newfoundland
May 2020 - Nature Abhors a Vacuum and Celebrates a Reprieve
March 2020 - Different ways to experience the world
February 2020 - Concerns about the turr hunt
January 2020 - Ecological diversity deserves protection
December 2019 - Make buying less and giving more a Christmas tradition
November 2019 - Aquaculture disaster
October 2019 - Rural communities
September 2019 - Culling seals
July 2019 - Pandering oil companies for environmental information
June 2019 - Removing the environment from impact assessment act
May 2019 - Voting for none of the above
February 2019 - We should be celebrating seals not culling them
January 2019 - Rex Murphy and corporate oil journalism
December 2018 - Merging perspectives on a common loon
November 2018 - The ongoing plight of Mother Carey’s chickens
October 2018 - Seabirds nest on islands for a reason
September 2018 - Letter to an island
August 2018 - We calls em hagdowns and bawks
July 2018 - Aquaculture - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
June 2018 - The Ruffed Grouse Population is Booming
May 2018 - Ocean Protection is a Necessity Not a Luxury
March 2018 - Our History of Annihilation is Ongoing
February 2018 - New PCSP Council Off to a Promising Start
January 2018- Lessons Learned From Falling out of a Boat
December 2017 - Murres Tough it Out During the Newfoundland Winter
November 2017 - Open Letter to Seabird Biologists in the Falkland Islands
October 2017 - The Environment, Development and Municipal Elections
September 2017 - Fishing with Gillnets Creates Problems for Fishers and Seabirds
August 2017 - The Disappearance of Millions of Newfoundland Seabirds
July 2017 - Cats, Birds and Cat Dreams
June 2017 - Bird-watching at the Health Sciences Centre
May 2017 - Blaming Scientists While Demanding Unsustainable Quotas
April 2017 - The Ice is in the Bay and Everywhere Else
March 2017 - Budget Cuts to Environment and Conservation are Lethal
February 2017 - Every Day is Valentine’s Day in Newfoundland
January 2017 - Seabirds with Eyes Larger Than Their Gullets
December 2016 - To Feed or not to Feed?
November 2016 - Spirit in the Night – Releasing a Stranded Storm-Petrel
October 2016 - Birds in the Eye and mind of the Beholder
September 2016 - Extinct Auk and Beothuk Kindred Spirits
August 2016 - Fishing to Commercial Extinction
July 2016 - Muskrat Falls and the Concorde Fallacy
June 2016 - Searching for Accountability in a Sea of Systemic Dishonesty
May 2016 - Economy and the Environment are Birds of a Feather
April 2016 - The Plight of a Juvenile Snowy Owl
March 2016 - The Slaughter of Murres Must Stop
February 2016 - Creating Land Trusts Require Compromise
January 2016 - Cutting the Trees and Mercury at Muskrat Falls
December 2015 - The Curse of Open-Pen Salmon Farming
November 2015 - Retirement is a Bankers’ Fallacy
October 2015 - Surviving in the Natural World - Working for Comfort
September 2015 - This is the Future - Act Accordingly
August 2015 - Privatizing the Natural World Around Us
July 2015 - The Problem With Swans and Other Introduced Species
June 2015 - Ocean Protection will Benefit Newfoundland and Labrador
May 2015 - Avian Sex Differences are in the Eye of the Beholder
April 2015 - In Praise of Coyotes
March 2015 - North Carolina Birding Adventure
February 2015 - Destroying a Rural Town
January 2015 - Cross-Country Checkup, Climate Change and the Classics